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| Broadcast area | Lexington Metro Area Central Kentucky |
| Frequency | 92.9MHz |
| Branding | K 92.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
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| History | |
First air date | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) (as WVLK-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Versailles, Lexington, Kentucky"[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27417 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 259 meters (850 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°2′22.2″N84°24′10.7″W / 38.039500°N 84.402972°W /38.039500; -84.402972 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WVLK-FM (92.9MHz) is acommercial radio station broadcasting acountry musicradio format. Licensed toLexington, Kentucky, and owned byCumulus Media, the station serves theBluegrass region of Central Kentucky.[3] The station's studios and offices are located insideKincaid Towers in downtown Lexington.
WVLK-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. Thetransmitter is along Winchester Road (U.S. Route 60).[4] With a nearly 100-mile radius coverage area, it can be picked up in theLouisville metropolitan area in the west andMorehead to the east. It can also be received in theNorthern Kentucky suburbs ofCincinnati and as far south asCorbin.
The station was first licensed as WVLK-FM on March 9, 1962.[5] It began as abeautiful music station, playing 15 minute sweeps of mostly instrumentalcover versions of popular songs. It was owned by WVLK Radio, Inc., along with itssister station,WVLK (590 AM).
In the 1980s, the station switched tocountry music but still kept its WVLK-FM call letters. On September 29, 2003, the station changed itscall sign to WLXX.[6] It wanted to establish an identity separate from the AM station.
On May 24, 2013, at 12 p.m., WLXX rebranded as "Nash FM 92.9". "Nash FM" is part of parent company Cumulus Media's national branding for many of its country music stations as well as publications and other platforms.
On September 4, 2020, WLXX changed its call letters back to WVLK-FM. It dropped "Nash FM" and rebranded to "K 92.9", bringing back its heritage brand after 16 years.[7] The WLXX call sign moved toa sister station on 101.5, which had been WVLK-FM since 2007.
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